Events

Beatrice was a Portuguese lady-in-waiting to the Queen in the 1400s.  Having good looks that raised the jealousy of the Queen, Beatrice left courtly life to become a nun and was the founder of the monastic Order of the Immaculate Conception of Our Lady.  A small cloister of this …

If you dare to look up while walking in San Miguel, you will often find a cross with a smaller crossbar placed above the main one, near the top. This is called the Patriarchal Cross thought to have been given to Saint (then King) Stephen by the pope as the …

August 27th is the feast day of Saint Monica.  She is remembered for her suffering caused by her prayerful life dedicated to the reformation of her son, Augustine.  Augustine led an immoral life until in his thirties when he embraced the Catholic religion becoming a philosopher …

Most are familiar with devotion to the Baby Jesus at Christmas but fewer know about devotion to the Virgin Mary.  Devotion to “little Mary” is strong here in San Miguel, and Mexico as a whole. On 6 January 1840, the Feast of the Three Kings, Sister Magdalena knelt …

Our Lady of Loreto is an image of Mary that graces the city from many niches and doors.  Dressed in a wide dress, in the shape of a fan, Mary holds the baby Jesus.  Mary’s dress features grapes and wheat depicting the Eucharist.  Her towering …

Independence marked the end of 10% of your resources belonging to the church including livestock, seeds, fruit and, of course, money.  The items from this tithing were stored at La Casa del Diezmo on the street named Jesus.  The funds were used to support the clergy …

St. Michael the Archangel is one of Catholic Church’s three archangels (Garbriel and Raphael are the others).  He vanquished Satan from Paradise.  He is also the Angel of Death, weighing souls in his perfectly balanced scales (hence the saint is often depicted holding scales). Since archangels are considered …

Late one afternoon on, or near, October third around 100 taxis in town will parade down the Real a Queretaro into the jardin festively decorated.  Once parked and the driver’s family exits the vehicle, the hoods are opened and a priest with give a special …

Saint Francis of Assisi is the patron saint of animals and the environment.  He founded the Franciscan order, the women’s Order of St. Clare and the Third Order of Saint Francis in the early 1200s.  Francis is likely best remembered today for being the first person to …

The church, Nuestra Señora de La Salud  (Our Lady of Good Health), dates back to the 18th century when it served as a chapel for the adjacent San Francisco de Sales College. The entrance to this church is crowned by a gigantic carved seashell. In the …

The Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary is October 7, the anniversary of the decisive victory of the Catholic fleet in 1571 at the Battle of Lepanto, defeating a Muslim fleet off western Greece. The battle was a decisive victory in keeping Europe largely Catholic.  …

Teresa was born in Avila, Spain in 1515 and became the most dominant figure in Spanish religious culture.  Her image figures in most every church in San Miguel de Allende. Teresa became a Carmelite nun and wrote extensively on finding God in everyday life and living in the present.  …